News and Information from Bond Buyer

The chief U.S. District judge for Puerto Rico has appointed a helper judge in the commonwealth's Title III bankruptcy case.

In the week ended June 22, the weekly average yield to maturity of the Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index was unchanged from 4.04% the previous week. The BB40 Index is based on the price of 40 long-term bonds.

The Senate version is "more generous in the early years and a lot less generous in the later years" than the House-passed bill.

Cook County's leader says state and federal issues weigh heavily on budget planning.

NFMA paper focuses on key disclosures from issuers of local government general obligation debt.

A new Florida education bill is credit negative for 67 public school districts, Moody's says.

Top-rated municipals bonds finished mixed on Thursday, traders said, as several big deals from California issuers were closing out the week’s new issue slate.

The budget plan would cut the Transportation Department’s discretionary spending the lowest level in 18 years.

Gov. Charlie Baker wants Massachusetts to provide up to $500 million over five years for life sciences.

Dennis G. Ciocca, a municipal industry veteran whose career as a public finance banker spanned nearly 50 years, lost his seven-year battle with prostate cancer on June 14. He was 76.

The Treasury Department Thursday sold $5 billion of inflation-indexed 29-year 8-month bonds at a 0.880% high yield, an adjusted price of 101.154806, with a 7/8% coupon

Two rating agencies say Indiana's triple-A ratings are not affected by a failed P3.

Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy is developing a plan to operate state government should a budget not materialize.

Top-rated municipals bonds were mixed at mid-session, traders said, as several big deals from California issuers were closing out the week’s new issue slate.

The Treasury Department said Thursday it will auction $39 billion 91-day bills and $33 billion 182-day discount bills Monday.

Most Alaska bonds will still be paid in the event of a government shutdown, its debt manager said.

Manufacturing activity in the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's region "expanded at a slower pace with solid expectations for future activity" in June, according to the bank's monthly manufacturing survey, released Thursday.

UBS Wealth Management announced its newest addition to its growing public finance business, as Angela Schmidt will come aboard after 19 years at JP Morgan.

The Leading Economic Index was up 0.3% in May following a revised 0.2% increase in April, first reported as a 0.3% gain, the Conference Board reported Thursday.

Municipal bond traders are waiting for the last of the large deals to price on Thursday as the second busiest week of the year heads to a close.